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AURORA — It might’ve been a bitter pill to swallow. It certainly wasn’t Dakota Ridge’s desired ending. But considering it had been eight years since the Lady Eagles had reached the 5A state softball tournament, even losing 4-2 to Brighton in the quarterfinals on Oct. 21 at Aurora Sports Park couldn’t diminish the season that was.

To say Ashley Williams was a little concerned would be an understatement. The Columbine senior did not want to lose, especially to rival Chatfield. Yet things didn’t look too promising for the Lady Rebels after the first game on Oct. 20 at Chafield High School.

LAKEWOOD — Despite being undefeated there were still questions about Columbine entering its game with Bear Creek on Oct. 20 at Jeffco Stadium.
In its first seven games, Columbine had faced only one team with a winning record in Arapahoe. But the Rebels put most doubts aside with a convincing 38-20 win.
Columbine overcame injuries to senior linebacker Jaxon Mohr (arm/shoulder), junior linebacker Trent Headley (arm/shoulder), and senior defensive lineman Josh Croy (elbow) in the first half.

VOLLEYBALL
Lady Eagles headed to Pine Creek for 6-team district tournament
Dakota Ridge, seeded 38th, will play in the 5A District 6 volleyball tournament, hosted by Pine Creek, on Oct. 28-29.
The Lady Eagles (7-12 overall, 3-5 5A Jeffco) will be joined in the regionals by host Pine Creek, Cherry Creek, Rampart, Castle View and Aurora Central. The top two teams qualify for regionals.

Sid Broadbent’s ice skates went out from under him during a session at the old University of Denver ice rink in 1977, resulting in a broken bone and ultimately a hip replacement — a life-changing injury he blames entirely on a botched blade sharpening.

In that same year, Broadbent, who was then designing solar cells for Martin Marietta, began pouring decades of engineering expertise into an invention that would help prevent other skaters from suffering the same fate.

The public will be charged for access to public records under a resolution passed unanimously Tuesday by the county commissioners.

Under the measure the county will implement fees of $25 per hour for open-records requests taking more than an hour to complete.

The public information office, whose employees are tasked with fulfilling such requests, now hasthe option of not charging the public for its staff time, though language in the resolution allows charges at the office’s discretion.

The RTD board of directors is poised to retain peak-hour bus service on the 401 route, after scores of South Jeffco residents who use the service to get to work complained when the route was put on a list for elimination.

The board is slated to approve on Tuesday evening more than $10 million in service cuts to begin Jan. 8, an amount down from an original proposal of about $13 million.

The Jefferson County commissioners are poised to begin charging the public for access to public records, with a consent-agenda resolution scheduled to be passed Tuesday.

If approved, the measure would allow the county to charge $25 per hour for open-records requests taking more than an hour to complete.

The public information office, whose employees are tasked with fulfilling such requests, would have the option of not charging the public for its staff time, though language in the proposed resolution would allow charges at the office’s discretion.

Habitat for Humanity plans to open a 26,000-square-foot home-improvement store Nov. 4 near South Jeffco, targeting thrifty consumers as a base to help fund its charitable homebuilding programs.
The store, which will carry used fixtures, furniture and other discount remodeling products, is the third to be established in the metro area. The new store will be at 7900 W. Quincy Ave., and the other two ReStore outlets are in Denver and Wheat Ridge.